>>23178638isn't there literally a Greek myth warning us of this shit. King Minos of Crete or something?
>Minos asks God for sign of divine favor for political strength>God gives him a bull, and as a sign of submission to divine order king Minos is supposed to sacrifice the bull back to god>Minos pulls a classic Jew move and swaps out the bull>As divine punishment, Poseidon makes his wife grow lustful to the bull>The Queen orders the kingdoms best craftsman to make a female bull statue she can climb in. A symbol of man's attempt to circumvent divine order with cleverness>A monster is born>King commissions the same craftsman to construct a massive labyrinth to keep the minotaur hidden. Further symbolism man trying to subvert nature/God with his cleverness.>Maidens and Children are sacrificed to the labyrinth, symbolism of societal decay due to apathy. There is a price to be paid for ignoring sin.>Thesus, the hero, goes into the labyrinth and slays the beast. Channeling the heroic archetypal energies of courage and duty to root out hedonism. 